Job summary
Clinical Nurse Specialist (IDA Service)
Band 6
37.5 Hours per week
Permanent
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a motivated nurse to join an IDA service based at Broadgreen in a nurse-led service for management of patients with iron deficiency anaemia
The Clinical Nurse Specialist will act as the clinical expert and professionalresource to the multi- professional team, patients and carers within theirSpeciality Service
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will need excellent communication skills, be motivated, confident and able to work to their own initiative. The role will be very varied with main duties including vetting of referrals; patient assessment and requesting investigations; review of results; action abnormal results; discharge patients.
About us
Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust was created on 1 October 2019 following the merger of two adult acute Trusts, Aintree University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and the Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals NHS Trust.
The merger provides an opportunity to reconfigure services in a way that provides the best healthcare services to the city and improves the quality of care and health outcomes that patients experience.
The Trust runs Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital, Liverpool University Dental Hospital and the Royal Liverpool University Hospital.
It serves a core population of around 630,000 people across Merseyside as well as providing a range of highly specialist services to a catchment area of more than two million people in the North West region and beyond.
To hear more about our achievements click herehttps://www.liverpoolft.nhs.uk/media/13089/1606-annual-report-booklet_final.pdf
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Job description
Job responsibilities
As mentioned above the successful candidate will work alongside nursing colleagues as well as administrative support to provide an effective service to patients. Main responsibilities for this role will be daily referral review; telephone and face to face clinics; MDT referrals; treatment requests; investigation review and action All training will be provided. See Job Description for further details:
Job description
Job responsibilities
As mentioned above the successful candidate will work alongside nursing colleagues as well as administrative support to provide an effective service to patients. Main responsibilities for this role will be daily referral review; telephone and face to face clinics; MDT referrals; treatment requests; investigation review and action All training will be provided. See Job Description for further details:
Person Specification
Person Specification
Essential
- Registered Nurse/Midwife
- Post-basic specialist Qualification relevant to speciality
- Evidence of continued Professional Development
Desirable
- Recordable Specialist Qualification
- Independent Nurse Prescribing
- ECDL
Experience
Essential
- Post registration experience
- Extensive Clinical experience
- Involvement in Audit
Desirable
- Participation in Research
- Evidence of leading and facilitating change
Knowledge
Essential
- In Depth Specialist Knowledge
Skills
Essential
- Teaching/assessment skills, organisation and negotiation skills
- Effective communicator
- Root Cause Analysis
- Leadership and Motivation Skills
- Ability to motivate self and others
- Evidence of audit and change management ability
- Computer literate
- Ability to work both on own initiative and within a team
Other
Essential
- Diplomatic
- Assertive and confident
- Recognition of own Limitations
- Able to travel between sites
- Flexibility
Person Specification
Person Specification
Essential
- Registered Nurse/Midwife
- Post-basic specialist Qualification relevant to speciality
- Evidence of continued Professional Development
Desirable
- Recordable Specialist Qualification
- Independent Nurse Prescribing
- ECDL
Experience
Essential
- Post registration experience
- Extensive Clinical experience
- Involvement in Audit
Desirable
- Participation in Research
- Evidence of leading and facilitating change
Knowledge
Essential
- In Depth Specialist Knowledge
Skills
Essential
- Teaching/assessment skills, organisation and negotiation skills
- Effective communicator
- Root Cause Analysis
- Leadership and Motivation Skills
- Ability to motivate self and others
- Evidence of audit and change management ability
- Computer literate
- Ability to work both on own initiative and within a team
Other
Essential
- Diplomatic
- Assertive and confident
- Recognition of own Limitations
- Able to travel between sites
- Flexibility
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
